- Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino likened Tether to Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series, stressing the need to build long-lasting financial systems
- Tether unveiled tether.wallet and a Bitcoin faucet program to introduce users to self-custody Bitcoin.
- Tether Investments suggested a tri-party merger between Twenty One Capital, Strike and Elektron Energy to create a vertically integrated Bitcoin company
Tether, issuer of the USDT stablecoin, is cementing its position as infrastructure for Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market. At the recent Bitcoin 2026 event in Las Vegas, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino presented an inspiring keynote, evoking Isaac Asimov’s Foundation trilogy to describe Tether as building long-term foundations of civilisation through stablecoins, self-custody wallets, Lightning Network optimisation, and Bitcoin treasury management. The announcements included confirmation of Tether holding >140,000 BTC, a proposed game-changing merger of Twenty One Capital (XXI), Strike and Elektron E...
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